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Carex rigida. Saxifraga mnbrosa is abundant from the base to the 

 summit. 



Nephin Summit. 



Potentilla tormentilla. 

 Saxifraga umbrosa. 

 Galium saxatile. 

 Calluna vulgaris. 

 Vaccinium myrtillus. 

 Empetrum nigrum. 

 Armaria maritima. 



2640 feet. 



Rumex acetosa. 

 Luzula sylvatica. 

 Anthoxanthum odoratum. 

 Aira flexuosa. 

 Festuca ovina. 

 Asplenium dilatatum. 

 Lycopodium selago. 



Saxifraga stellaris. 



NOETH-EAST SlOPE. 



2500 feet. 

 Carex rigida. 



2450 feet. 



I Salix herbacea. 



I^OKIH-WEST SlOPE. 



2300 feet. 

 Melampyrum montanum. 



South Spue. 



1830 feet. 

 Salix herbacea (lower limit). | Antennaria dioica. 



1870 feet. 

 Silene maritima. 



1750 feet. 

 Erica cinerea. 



1660 feet. 

 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. 



1490 feet. 

 Hieracium anglicum. 



Westeen" Slope. 



1290 feet. 

 Solidago virgaurea. | Erica tetralix (upper limit). 



Hymenophyllum unilaterale. 



